St. Augustine has won six straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Holy Cross has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Purple Knights will host the Tigers at 7:00 p.m. St. Augustine will be strutting in after a victory while Holy Cross will be coming in after a loss.
St. Augustine is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: Brother Martin, who was ranked 16th at the time (St. Augustine was ranked third). The Purple Knights really took it to the Crusaders for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-16 win. The Purple Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by 23 points or more this season.
Vashaun Coulon
| 10/25/25 vs Brother Martin | 177.1 |
| 09/27/25 vs Warren Easton | 162.4 |
| 09/06/25 vs McDonogh 35 | 160.2 |
| 09/13/25 @ East St. John | 149.3 |
| 09/20/25 vs Legacy School of Sport Sciences | 131.3 |
Vashaun Coulon was his usual excellent self, throwing for 210 yards and four TDs on perfect 9-for-9 passing, while also punching in one score on the ground. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (177.1). Another player making a difference was Ray'Quan Williams, who picked up 156 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.
St. Augustine was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
The home team had come away the winner the last five times Holy Cross and Archbishop Rummel had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Tigers came up short against the Raiders on Friday, falling 24-3. Having soared to a lofty 42 points in the game before, the Tigers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Holy Cross' defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for St. Augustine, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
St. Augustine didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Holy Cross when the teams last played back in November of 2024, but they still walked away with an 18-13 win. Do the Purple Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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